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Rio Jones jailed for life after shooting schoolgirl at bus stop

15-year-old was shot in the neck as Rio Jones fired six shots at rival who he was chasing on an electric bike

Liverpool Echo · Jan 10, 2023

Son ‘told police he stabbed his father to death because he was raped by him’, court told

Sean Maurice, 31, stabbed his father Paul around 30 times

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023

4 dead, 3 wounded in shootings in Chicago Monday

A man and woman were found shot to death inside a home in the South Loop Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

Classified Docs from Biden's VP Period Found at Washington Think Tank

Classified documents from the time when Joe Biden was serving as Barack Obama's vice president have been found at a Washington think tank that Biden sometimes used as office space, the White House said Monday. Lawyers for Biden discovered the documents last November while clearing out the office space and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 10, 2023

Texas to execute ex-cop for hiring 2 people to kill wife

A former suburban Houston police officer is set to be executed for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Man shot dead in South Shore

A 21-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the 6300 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sets out 2nd-term agenda as weapons ban bill heads for final vote

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Seeking to build on the successes of his four years in office, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered a second-term agenda Monday that called for a state constitutional right to abortion, making preschool available to every family and making public college free for children in working-class families.

Chicago Tribune · Jan 10, 2023

Alleged NSW murderer caught in Queensland

A suspect in the stabbing death of a man in Sydney's west has been charged with murder after being caught in Queensland and extradited to NSW.

AAP · Jan 10, 2023

Ill. Senate OKs gun ban, House Democrats agree with changes

The Illinois Senate has approved a ban on semiautomatic weapons

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

State assault weapons ban moves ahead after Democratic deal and echoes of a child’s screams

The Illinois Senate voted 34-20 to approve the measure, which now must go back to the Illinois House for concurrence. Earlier, lawmakers heard audio that began with a high-pitched cry from a child at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. “What is happening?” the child screams. “What is…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023